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April 28, 1925.

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A TT ORNE YS Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. TIZLEY, OIE* BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EDW'D, IE'.CALDWELL & CO., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN.

Application led April 17, 1923. Serial No. 632,718.

To all 10i/0m it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. TIZLEY, a citizen of the United States,and a` resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedFfountain, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention has for its object, to provide a fountainhaving means bywhich it may be conveniently secured in an opening in a bowl or basinand a pump' with driving means therefor.

Another object of the invention is to provide as a unit, a fountainhaving a spraying outlet leading from a pump, an inlet leading to thepump from the bowl in which the unit may be introduced and a motor fordriving` the p-ump. This unit may be secured in an opening in a bowl bymeans provided when the fountain may be operated as may be desired.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawings, similar reference characters refer to similar parts inall the figures in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation showing in section my invention as applied to abowl;

Figure 2 is. an enlarged sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 4--4 of Figure 3;and

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line of Figure 2.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a supporting member 10is provided to which is secured by welding or other means a cylindricalvertically extending portion or member 11. Within this cylindricalextending member 11, there is an outlet 1.2 which also forms a part ofthe supporting member 10. The space between the outlet 12 and thecylindrical portion 11 of the support 10 serves as an inlet 13 which isfed from the ports or openings 14. rlhe bottom of this inlet 13 extendshorizontally at 15 in a portion of the support 10 and is connected by atube or other similar means 16 with a pump inlet 17, communicating withthe rotary pump 18 disposed in a casing 19 secured to a bearing 2O inwhich a shaft is disposed the shaft communicating with the rotary pump18. The bearing 20 is secured to an electric motor frame 21 the motorserving to rotate the shaft on which the rotary pump is mounted. Thismotor frame 21 is secured by brackets 22 to the support 10.

The casing 19 has an outlet 23 which is connected by a tube or othersimilar means 24C with a port 25 communicating with the horizontallyextending passage-way 26 leading to the valve 27 and from thenceupwardly at 28 to the horizontal passage 29 which communicates with theoutlet 12.

The valve 27 is provided to regulate the flow of a fluid from the pumpto the `outlet 12.

It will be understood that the support 10 together with the motor, pump,the cylindrical vertically extending portion 11 of the support and theoutlet 12 form a complete unit which may be introduced into an opening30 in a bowl or basin 31 and that leakage between the cylindricalportion 11 of the support and the bottom of the bowl or basin 31 may beprevented by any well known means.

I prefer to secure the cylindrical vertical portion 11 of the support 10in the opening 30 in the following manner: A cylindrical or conicalmemb-er 32 is provided which should be of the same shape as thecylindrical portion 11 so that the cylindrical portion 11 when groundwill fit the cylindrical or conical member 32 and prevent any leakagetherebetween.

This cylindrical or conical member 32 has at its bottom an outwardlyextending flange 38, a gasket 34- being disposed between the said flange33 and the bottom of the basin or bowl 31, a similar gasket 35 beingdisposed around the cylindrical or conical member 32 above the bottom ofthe basin or bowl and the gaskets 34 and 35 being pressed against thebottom of the basin or bowl 31 by means of the nut 36 which meshes withthe thread 37 on the cylindrical or conical member 32. It will. beunderstood that by this means any leakage between the cylindrical orconical member 32 and the bottom of the basin or bowl 31 is prevented.

The cylindrical vertical portion 11 of the support is provided with acap 38 which is preferably secured to the cylindrical portion 11 bythreads 39. This cap 38 has an upwardly extending portion 40 with anouter thread 41 with which meshes an inner thread 42 on a nozzle 43, thenozzle serving to press a gasket 44 against an inwardly extendingshoulder 45 on the cylindrical or conical member 32. It will beunderstood that by the means described, the vertically extending portion11 of the support 10 will be held in position relatively to thecylindrical or conical member 32 and with the outlet 12 in position toconm'iunicate with the nozzle 43. rlhe cylindrical or conical member 32has ports 46 disposed at the ports 14. A cylindrical strainer 47 isdisposed around the cylindrical or conical member 32 at the ports 4G,this strainer 47 having rings 48 at its upper and lower edges the saidrings serving to hold the body of the strainer in position, the lowerring 48 resting against the threads 37.

The support 10 is preferably disposed in a decorative cup or base 49which will serve to prevent any leakage reaching the table or otherpiece of furniture on which the fountain is disposed and this base 49also serves as a means of assisting in the support of the basin or bowl3 The base 49 should be provided with an opening 50 through which a keymay be disposed to turn the valve 27 as may be desired and the baseshould also be provided with another opening 51 through which the wires52 may be disposed which lead to the motor. An ornamental member 53 maybe disposed around the cylindrical or conical member 32 as illustratedin Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.

rlhe rotary pump 18 is preferably mounted on extension i8?L of theshaft, the extension 18 having a threaded opening in which a machinescrew 181 is disposed, the sciew 1Sh pressing against the hub of therotary pump to hold the rotary pump in position to rotate with the shaftof the motor. A grease-cup 53 is provided for the bearing 2O and a drip54 is also provided for the said bearing to prevent any moisture fromreaching the motor through the said bearing.

It will be understood that the motor frame with the motor may be readilyfreed from the brackets and that the tube 1G may be freed from the inlet17 and the tube 24 from the outlet 28 which makes it possible to removethe motor for repairs should this become necessary.

Having thus described my invention which l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a fountain a hollow member having means by which it may be securedto a bowl at an opening therein and provided with an inlet and ashoulder, a support having a vertieally extending portion disposedWithin the hollow member and having an inlet at the first mentionedinlet and a threaded portion, an outlet extending upwardly from thesupport within its vertically extending portion and a nozzle having athread meshing with the thread on the vertically extending portion whichmay be moved in the direction of the shoulder.

2. In a fountain a hollow member having means by which it may be securedto a bowl at an opening therein and provided with an inlet and ashoulder, a support having a. vertically extending portion disposedwithin the hollow member and having an inlet at the Afirst mentionedinlet and a threaded portion an outlet extending upwardly from thcsupport within its vertically extending portion, a nozzle having a.thread meshing with the thread on the vertically extending portion whichmay be moved in the direction of the shoulder, a motor driven pumpsecured to the support and means for eonnec ing the pump with the outletand with the vertically extending portion.

3. In a fountain a hollow member having means by which it may be securedto a bowl at an opening therein and provided with an inlet, a supporthaving an extending portion and an outlet disposed therein, theextending portion iitting the hollow member and having an inlet at thefirst mentioned inlet, a cap secured to the top of the extending portionof the support and having a threaded portion at the outlet and a nozzlehaving a thread meshing with the threaded portion of the cap andpressing against the hollow member for securing the parts in place.

4. In a fountain a hollow member having means by which it may be securedto a bowl at an opening therein and provided with an inlet, a supporthaving an extending portion and an outlet disposed therein, theextending port-ion fitting the hollow member and having an inlet at thefirst mentioned inlet, a cap secured to the top of the extending portionof the support and having a threaded portion at the outlet, a nozzlehaving a thread meshing` with the threaded portion of the cap andpressing against the hollow member for securing the parts in place, amotor driven pump secured to the support and means for connecting thepump with the cylindrical portion of the support and with Yhe outlet. f

ARTHUR J. TIZLEY.

